CD 40 L induces inflammation and adipogenesis in adipose cells – a potential link between metabolic and cardiovascular disease

Anna Missiou1*; Dennis Wolf1*; Isabel Platzer1; Sandra Ernst1; Carina Walter1; Philipp Rudolf1; Katja Zirlik2; Natascha Köstlin1; Florian K. Willecke1; Christian Münkel1; Uwe Schönbeck3; Peter Libby4; Christoph Bode1; Nerea Varo5*; Andreas Zirlik1* 1Department of Cardiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 3External Research and Development, Pfizer, New York, New York, USA; 4Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 5Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain